Recent results suggest these exotic objects just might help us account for the mysterious force pushing the universe apart.

Black holes are fascinating objects. They're unimaginably dense: If Earth was (hypothetically) crushed into a black hole, it ...

A team of astronomers has discovered a link between black holes and stellar eruptions, suggesting the potential existence of ...

A third, tenuously held companion to the known binary V404 Cygni may signal that at least some black holes form "gently." ...

2024 — Researchers have developed an innovative technique to search for black hole light echoes. Their novel method, which will make it easier for the mass and the spin of black holes to be ...

Using data from NASA’s JWST and Chandra X-ray Observatory, a team of U.S. National Science Foundation NOIRLab astronomers ...

Astronomers have found what could be described as the universe's hungriest black hole – one that's breaking fundamental ...

At the center of a black hole lies the singularity—a point where ... Do you have a question about astronomy? Let us know via [email protected]. Miyoshi, M., Kato, Y., & Makino, J.

While peering into the galaxy using JWST's infrared vision, researchers discovered outflows of gas surrounding the hungry ...

Another star has now been discovered in a system of star and black hole that has been known for years. It is a novelty that raises another question. Almost by chance, a research team from the ...

Astronomers have discovered that shifts in the corona around black holes lead to dramatic flares of X-rays, observable through advanced telescopes. This phenomenon involves a process where the corona ...

The explosions, which leave behind a black hole or a neutron star ... A study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics marks a significant milestone in our understanding of the formation and ...